HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006/06/08 - Minutes - Library Board of TrusteesCITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Adjourned Meeting
A. CALL TO ORDER
An adjourned meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, June 8, 2006, in the
Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Wimberly. Present were
Members Bradshaw, Coberly and Nagel.
Also present were: Deborah K. Clark, Library Director, Michelle Perera, Library Services
Manager/Victoria Gardens; Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian; Karye Hood, Reference Services
Coordinator/Archibald, Cara Vera, Reference Services CoordinatorNictoria Gardens, Heather
Fredrics, Children's Librarian/VictoriaGnrdens, Barb Tuckerman, Circulation Supervisor/Victoria
Gardens, Adam Tuckerman, Technology Center Coordinator and Vivian Garcia, Senior
Administrative Secretary.
Teen Board Members: Kathy Ambriz, Samuel Chang and Bianca Harrison were also present.
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B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B 1. Approval of Minutes: March 9, 2006 (Nagel abstained), Apri113 (Coberly abstained), May 4
and 11, 2006.
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to approve the minutes, seconded by Member Bradshaw.
Motion carried, 4-0-1 (with Lo absent).
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C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
C 1. Library Status report: oral reports presented by staff.
a. Review of statistics.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the statistics with the Board.
C2. Budget Reports: reports presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
a. Review of 2005/2006 budget.
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Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the budget sheets for 2005/06 with the Library Board.
C3. Adult Services Issues: Update by Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager/Archibald.
Report attached.
Michelle Perera, Library Services Manager/Victoria Gardens, stated that Robert Karatsu was on
vacation and updated the Board on the adult services division.
a. Approval of Graphic novels collection.
Cara Vera, Reference Services Coordinator/Victoria Gardens, gave an oral report along with a power
point presentation on Graphic novels.
Member Nagel thanked staffed for the research and the presentation of the Graphic novels.
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to approve Graphic novels collection, seconded by Member
Bradshaw. Motion carried, 4-0-1 (with Lo absent).
C4. Children's Services Issues: Update by Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian. Oral report.
Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian, stated that Linda Janecek, Back to Basics Assistant, had resigned
as of May 31.
Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian, stated that staff was working on preparing for the upcoming
Summer Reading Program. The Summer Reading Program Party will be celebrated at the new
Victoria Gardens Library and is scheduled for August 24 from 4 to 7 p.m.
C5. Archibald Library: update on the progress of the "Reinventing Archibald" Project. Robert
Karatsu, Library Services Manager/Archibald and staff to present.
Michelle Perera, Library Services Manager/Victoria Gardens, stated that Karye Hood, Reference
Services Coordinator/Archibald would do the presentation.
Karye Hood, Reference Services Coordinator/Archibald provided a power point presentation on the
"Reinventing Archibald" project, highlighting the changes in the popular and new book materials
areas and the DVD and Video shelving.
C6. Victoria Gardens Library: update on the progress of the project. Oral reports as follows:
a. Construction update by Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager/Archibald.
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Michelle Perera, Library Services ManagerNictoria Gardens, presented an oral update to the Board
on the progress at. the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center.
b. Staff recruitment, Collection Development and FF&E (Furnishings, Fixtures and
Equipment) update by Michelle Perera, Library Services ManagerNictoria Gazdens.
Michelle Perera, Library Services Manager/Victoria Gardens, introduced Kristin Brailey, the Library
Clerk for the Victoria Gardens Library.
Cara Vera, Reference Services Coordinator/Victoria Gardens, introduced Casey Marcarello and
Linda Engelke the new Reference Librarians for Victoria Gazdens Library.
Michelle Perera, Library Services ManagerNictoria Gardens, introduced Heather Fredrics;
Children's Librarian, Barb Tuckerman, Circulation Supervisor and Adam Tuckerman, Technology
Center Coordinator, the staff for Victoria Gardens Library to the Board.
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D. BOARD BUSINESS
D 1. Library Board Liaison Reports: Oral reports by Members. This is the opportunity for Library
Members to speak about the opportunities and challenges they have encountered while serving as
liaisons to the community.
Member Bradshaw stated that the Friends were interviewing new volunteers in preparation for the
bookstore operation in Victoria Gardens Library.
President Wimberly stated that there would be a meeting on Monday, June 12 with the PAL
Campaign Steering Committee.
D2. Teen Member Reports. Oral reports by Members. This is the opportunity for Teen
Advisory Members to speak about the opportunities and challenges they have encountered while
serving as liaisons to the school and the student community.
Member Nagel stated that all the Teen Members had agreed to serve on the Board next school year.
Cara Vera, Reference Services Coordinator/Victoria Gardens, stated that Habeeba Biad would be
graduating from High School. She thanked her for all of her hard work. Habeeba will be attending
UC Irvine in the fall.
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E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
No items were identified.
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F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None received.
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G. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to adjourn, seconded byMember Bradshaw. Motion carved,
4-0-I (with Lo absent). Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: August 10, 2006